We here at Chicken-Fried News would calculate that Oklahomans are as good at math as just about anybody. Unfortunately, that might be because, as Oklahomans, our math scores fall below the national average, according to the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress, so we have to assume our calculations might be a little faulty. Maybe […]
opioid epidemic
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Commentary: Getting clean
Purdue Pharmaceuticals, the company currently paying dues for the severity and scale of the current nationwide opioid epidemic, recently settled a lawsuit with the state of Oklahoma. The terms of the settlement include Purdue’s payment of $270 million to be used for research on addiction, particularly concerning opioids. This case is the first of its […]
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Bitter pills
After moving back to Oklahoma to care for his ailing mother, Dave became an unlikely victim of circumstance when he suffered an injury from which he would never fully recover. Despite a two decade-long track record of responsible opioid use authorized by his former physician, Dave was instructed to gradually reduce his dose if he […]
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Saving someone from a prescription pill overdose is as easy as knowing about naloxone
Saving someone from a prescription pill overdose is as easy as knowing about
naloxone.
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Nonprofit at forefront of opioid epidemic uses treatments that help reduce job loss, incarceration and family strife
“If you are worried about getting into treatment, this is the easy way in,” Nayfa said. “It’s keeping families together. It’s keeping people employed. It’s keeping people out of the criminal justice system. It is pretty amazing what treatment can do.”
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As the opioid epidemic continues, Oklahomans require better support systems
Mental health and drug dependence treatment options would help pull Oklahomans away from addiction.